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About Sarail Village

Sarail is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 71 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,338 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarail village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171018
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 71
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,338
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarail compares

By the 2011 count Sarail is the 82nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Sarail

Sarail is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarail as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarail from other places

Sarail lies about 11 km from Shimla. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sarail
District headquarters Shimla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 13 km

Villages closest to Sarail

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sarail

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarail village had a population of 166. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Sarail village has 71 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarail has about 1338 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Sarail is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarail covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarail falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sarail notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarail.

Sarail is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarail is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 11 km away. Seoni is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rumahan (under 2 km), Jalag (under 2 km) and Jangal Bani Jalag (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sarail today is likely to be higher.

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